novelSusiti Chapter 39 Sister-in-law, take your medicine
Chapter 39 Sister-in-law, take your medicine
"Brother, drink your medicine."
Pan Jinlian, carrying a steaming bowl of medicine, swayed her hips as she slowly approached Wu Dalang.
"I won't drink it! You, you wretch, did you go to Granny Wang's place again?" Wu Dalang lay on the bed, his chest heaving with anger.
"Yes, my godmother doesn't know how to do needlework, so she came to ask me for help." Pan Jinlian said without batting an eye, and even gently blew on the steam from the medicine bowl.
"Ximen Qing is here too?" Wu Dalang felt like dying. He couldn't believe that just a few days after the incident, Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing were already fooling around together again.
Pan Jinlian quickly shook her head: "My lord, you don't believe me? After such a big incident, I... I just want to live a good life with you. It was that shameless Ximen Qing who came to seduce me, sob sob sob..."
As she spoke, tears streamed down Pan Jinlian's face and fell into the medicine bowl.
"Really?" Wu Dalang immediately softened.
"Brother, it's definitely true. If you don't believe me... once you've recovered, we'll move and leave Yanggu County. What do you say?"
Wu Dalang asked happily, "Are you really willing to leave Ximen Qing?"
Pan Jinlian feigned anger and said, "I'm already thinking of moving away from Yanggu with my husband, how could I still be attached to someone else?"
Wu Dalang nodded repeatedly, his injuries seeming to improve immediately, and said, "Good, good."
Pan Jinlian handed over the medicine bowl and said, "Brother, drink your medicine."
Wu Dalang wanted to refuse, but Pan Jinlian said, "Hurry up and drink the medicine so you can recover faster and we can leave here sooner."
Wu Dalang reached out to take the medicine bowl, eager to drink ten or eight bowls immediately, saying, "My brother hasn't returned yet. Before we leave, we need to go to the county government office to leave him a message."
Pan Jinlian's gaze gradually turned cold as she said, "Very well. Drink it quickly."
Wu Dalang then picked up the medicine bowl and brought it to his lips.
"Boom—"
A sudden clap of thunder startled Wu Dalang, causing his hand to tremble and spill some of the medicine. He asked in surprise, "Isn't it a sunny day today? Why is there thunder?"
Pan Jinlian was also startled, and said in a daze, "I guess... the weather has changed."
"Someone did something wrong, so a thunderbolt from the sky strikes down, specifically to strike down those who do wrong."
Zhao Si appeared at the doorway, looking at Pan Jinlian with a sinister gaze.
Pan Jinlian immediately turned pale: "You, you, you weren't unconscious, were you?"
Zhao Si sneered, "The chief ordered me to protect Wu Da. If I fall into your trap so easily, how can I continue to follow the chief?"
He stepped forward, took Wu Dalang's medicine, and said calmly, "You put sleeping potion in the wine you gave me, but who am I? When I used sleeping potion, you were still breastfeeding."
Pan Jinlian was so frightened that she kept backing away, her whole body trembling.
Zhao Si handed over the medicine bowl: "Sister-in-law, you brewed this medicine, so please drink a sip first."
"Ah!" Pan Jinlian said in a trembling voice, "I...I'm not sick, I can't take medicine."
"Who says you can't take medicine if you're not sick? Just treat it like drinking water. Here, sister-in-law, take your medicine."
Pan Jinlian simply retreated when faced with the fierce-looking Zhao Si.
Zhao Si hardened his heart and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll only say this once. If you don't drink it, I'll force you to swallow this whole bowl of medicine."
Pan Jinlian's legs went weak, and she almost knelt down.
Wu Dalang was at a loss and said, "Brother Zhao, what are you doing? Give it to me, I'll drink the medicine."
Zhao Si turned around and laughed, "Wu Da, she can drink this medicine, but you can't."
Wu Dalang hesitated for a moment, then advised, "Wife, just take a sip."
Pan Jinlian's face changed color, and she suddenly seemed to have lost her mind. She pointed at Wu Dalang and cursed, "You shorty, it's your good fortune to be my wife. And you actually want to poison me!"
Wu Dalang was dumbfounded and at a loss for what to do. Even someone as dull as him could tell that something was wrong.
"Jinlian, has Dalang taken his medicine? Master Ximen is still waiting."
Wang Po's voice came from downstairs, followed by her asking, "Hey, where did that little Taoist priest go? Wasn't he unconscious?"
Upon hearing Wang Po's words, Wu Dalang felt utterly hopeless. He reached out to snatch the medicine bowl, crying out, "I don't want to live anymore, let me drink it!"
Zhao Si dodged aside and laughed, "Wu Da, is such a slut worth getting so worked up over?"
Granny Wang climbed the stairs with a "clatter, clatter, clatter," and was startled when she saw the scene inside the house. She quickly turned around and left.
Suddenly the gate slammed shut, and two people stood behind it.
One of them was a Taoist priest in a tall hat and robe, none other than Gongsun Sheng.
The other was burly, with a gloomy face and murderous eyes; his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.
Upon seeing him, Granny Wang immediately trembled like a mouse seeing a cat, collapsing onto the stairs and stammering, "Wu Er, you...you're back."
"You wicked woman! If I hadn't come back, you and that slut would have killed my brother!" Wu Song strode forward, swung his hand, and slapped Wang Po across the face.
Wang Po immediately bled from the corner of her mouth and fainted.
Wu Song's strength was truly terrifying; how could such an old woman withstand a slap from him?
Upon hearing Wu Song's voice, Wu Dalang was overjoyed, as if he had seen a savior, and exclaimed, "Erlang, is that you?"
Wu Song hurried up the stairs and knelt down, saying, "I, Wu Song, am late, causing my brother to encounter danger. I deserve to die."
He then bowed to Zhao Si and said, "You saved my brother's life, so I, Wu Song, owe you my life, and I will repay you in the future."
Zhao Si quickly said, "This is all the chief's order. If you owe anything, it's our chief."
Wu Song knew who he was talking about.
It turns out that all of this was arranged by Wang Lun.
Following Wang Lun's instructions, Gongsun Sheng went out of the city to find Wu Song. He rode his horse at full speed and finally met Wu Song, who had been feeling uneasy for the past few days and was also hurrying back to Yanggu County.
Following Wang Lun's description, Gongsun Sheng immediately recognized Wu Song, for a hero like Wu Song would certainly attract attention in a crowd.
Gongsun Sheng then cut to the chase, explaining that Wang Lun was the leader of Liangshan Marsh. During his travels after descending the mountain, he heard of the great name of Wu Song, the tiger slayer, and came to Yanggu County. He did not meet Wu Song, but he did meet Wu Dalang.
After learning about Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing from Yun Ge, Wang Lun prepared to fight Ximen Qing, but unexpectedly found himself imprisoned instead.
Gongsun Sheng then went out of the city to find Wu Song to rescue him.
These were all statements that Wang Lun had already agreed upon with Gongsun Sheng beforehand.
The story, which is partly true and partly false, shows Wang Lun's righteousness in standing up for justice, his long-held admiration for Wu Song, and also explains why Wang Lun was imprisoned and wronged because of Wu Dalang's affair.
Upon hearing this, Wu Song was extremely grateful to Wang Lun, but worried about Wu Da's safety, so he and Gongsun Sheng rode back at full speed.
While Pan Jinlian was preparing the poison, the two men were already hiding behind the door and had seen everything clearly.
Wu Song's anger had reached its peak. He snatched the medicine bowl from Zhao Si's hand, glared at Pan Jinlian, and said in a deep voice, "Sister-in-law, drink your medicine!"
Pan Jinlian was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she shook her head, saying, "No, I won't drink it."
"Why won't you drink it? Is the medicine poisoned?" Wu Song pressed closer.
Pan Jinlian said in a trembling voice, "No, no, it's not true."
Wu Song's face was as cold as frost, and his eyes seemed to spit fire.